At a glance
Dr. Richard A. Mitchell, professor in the English and Humanities Department at Alfred State College, has had three of his original poems, "Opening Days," "Coupons," and "Charlie's Store," published in the Fall/Winter edition of The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature.
Mitchell has been widely published in a variety of magazines and literary journals, such as Sahara Magazine of Worchester, MA, The Advocate, Blue Unicorn, and The Distillery, Motlow State College, Lynchburg, TN, to name just a few. His work also appears in anthologies including Many Voices, Many Lands and New American Poets.
Prior to coming to Alfred State, Mitchell taught at SUNY Delhi and at North Country Community College in Saranac Lake.
The Johnson City native holds degrees from Broome Community College and SUNY Oswego, and earned a PhD in English from the University of Nevada.